I really like my company. They treat me more than fairly; they put me into a leadership position when I had only six months of experience; they recompense me well for my work; their benefits are great; and my bosses are actively helping me to excel - not to mention paying for me to go to school. However, as I was driving to class this morning, I passed our annual Christmas display. Someone in corporate management has completely bought into America the Redeemer. The display showed four doves spreading an United States flag over the globe with the caption “Peace on Earth.” Maybe they could have added Team America in Santa suits dropping peace nukes, for where there are no persons to be enemies, there will be peace - thus sayeth the Prez. Of course, contextually, this display is about par for the course given the various war-themed Christmas messages along the main boulevard through the air force base. Santa riding a MOAB, little electronic warfare gremlins standing next to gift bags - you get the picture.

Oh yeah, 1000. *shoop shoop*

Can anyone recommend a book that deals specifically with the history of the church during the second century? A scholarly book would be best, and I think I would prefer one written with a bit of care toward literary criticism. Another desired feature would be summaries of erroneous legends and the reasons they are now considered erroneous. I specifically do not want books that are only related to proofs of particular doctrines. For my purpose, a broad sweep would be best. My number one candidate at the moment is by F. X. von Funk, “Patres Apostolici.”

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I don’t think we ever mentioned after whom our daughter is named.

Evelyn Waugh - 20th century Catholic novelist.
St. Aurelia - of Strausborg or Ratisbon, Capetian princess that fled an arranged marriage and became a Benedictine hermitiss.
Ione - small island of the Inner Hebrides, monastery founded in 563 by Saint Columba, one of the most important centres of Celtic Christianity and culture, where the Book of Kells is thought to be written, thirty-eight Benedictine monks were martyred in the monastery in 750, their names have not come down to us. Ione also means ‘violet’ in Greek, Violet after my late paternal grandmother.

So this guy, Joshua Gibbs, posts this parable about Jesus’ dream girl, and it’s sad, but true. Sarah calls it “the Gospel, Tarantino-style,” but it’s really like the book of Hosea expanded. Joe, can I read this to the youth group?

P.S. This is Nathanael, masquerading as Sarah, only you can tell that it’s me from my mumbling.

Someone should illustrate this retelling of creation by Douglas Wilson.